Photo edit and promo for debut album for advertising that I was asked to do last night.

--mighty small images..

and tour poster and laminates

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Photo edit and promo for debut album for advertising that I was asked to do last night.
http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2064/screenshot20110419at923.jpg
--mighty small images..
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1396/screenshot20110419at913.jpg
and tour poster and laminates
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4086/screenshot20110419at909.jpg

Tim said:
something i've been working on the last few days, nothing special, just mocked it up!
maybe someone has some input for this one?

Tim, this looks great man! Awesome work! I would just suggest taking the texture out of his forehead so he is more defined and change the italic text. Maybe make the cd name italic n the band name reg bold condensed font?
Great work though man. I'll look forward to seeing a finish of this.

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Tim said:
something i've been working on the last few days, nothing special, just mocked it up!
maybe someone has some input for this one?

Tim, this looks great man! Awesome work! I would just suggest taking the texture out of his forehead so he is more defined and change the italic text. Maybe make the cd name italic n the band name reg bold condensed font?
Great work though man. I'll look forward to seeing a finish of this.

I have been working on this (just for fun).
Never done a full CD layout before so I would appreciate any feedback.

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Nick your works looking great man.
I have been working on this (just for fun).
Never done a full CD layout before so I would appreciate any feedback.
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/gurven2/TV_ALL_sm.jpg

I have been working on this (just for fun).
Never done a full CD layout before so I would appreciate any feedback.

Very cool man, I like this a lot! I love the front and back cover, the inside tray and inside booklet page and disc. I feel like the inner pages of the book could use some more work.

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Gurven said: Nick your works looking great man.
I have been working on this (just for fun).
Never done a full CD layout before so I would appreciate any feedback.
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx274/gurven2/TV_ALL_sm.jpg

Very cool man, I like this a lot! I love the front and back cover, the inside tray and inside booklet page and disc. I feel like the inner pages of the book could use some more work.

Re-visiting and old design for a re-print and re-vamp with new artwork.
7" Vinyl single

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Re-visiting and old design for a re-print and re-vamp with new artwork.
7" Vinyl single
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5742/screenshot20110426at846.jpg
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7389/screenshot20110426at851.jpg
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7389/screenshot20110426at851.jpg

iamdb said: Re-visiting and old design for a re-print and re-vamp with new artwork.
7" Vinyl single

The back of this one looks really awesome. But there is something about the darkness in the front cover which bothers me a bit.

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iamdb said: Re-visiting and old design for a re-print and re-vamp with new artwork.
7" Vinyl single
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5742/screenshot20110426at846.jpg
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7389/screenshot20110426at851.jpg
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7389/screenshot20110426at851.jpg

The back of this one looks really awesome. But there is something about the darkness in the front cover which bothers me a bit.

iamdb said: Re-visiting and old design for a re-print and re-vamp with new artwork.
7" Vinyl single

The back of this one looks really awesome. But there is something about the darkness in the front cover which bothers me a bit.

Hm, not quite sure why, looks fine to me, carries from the back. Thing that bothers me after looking at it again, is the logo on the front, I think it throws it off, I will have to fix this.

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Tim said:

iamdb said: Re-visiting and old design for a re-print and re-vamp with new artwork.
7" Vinyl single
http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/5742/screenshot20110426at846.jpg
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/7389/screenshot20110426at851.jpg
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7389/screenshot20110426at851.jpg

The back of this one looks really awesome. But there is something about the darkness in the front cover which bothers me a bit.

Hm, not quite sure why, looks fine to me, carries from the back. Thing that bothers me after looking at it again, is the logo on the front, I think it throws it off, I will have to fix this.

Actually I think the logo isn't the best at all, I saw some other work you did for this artist and everytime the logo really bothered me. Looks a bit unprofessional. Don't get me wrong but it seems that this isn't a real high quality work. (talking about the front, back looks still excellent.)

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Actually I think the logo isn't the best at all, I saw some other work you did for this artist and everytime the logo really bothered me. Looks a bit unprofessional. Don't get me wrong but it seems that this isn't a real high quality work. (talking about the front, back looks still excellent.)

Great thread, love all the work posted here. I did this site for a swimwear company in California. His suits have been in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and all over. Well made and insanely beautiful fabric.

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Great thread, love all the work posted here. I did this site for a swimwear company in California. His suits have been in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and all over. Well made and insanely beautiful fabric.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xfJDa333udA/TbjBNYJh9HI/AAAAAAAAAd8/mMeo8Z5hHtk/s1600/TEST.jpg

Tim said: Actually I think the logo isn't the best at all, I saw some other work you did for this artist and everytime the logo really bothered me. Looks a bit unprofessional. Don't get me wrong but it seems that this isn't a real high quality work. (talking about the front, back looks still excellent.)

Well that is the logo he decided on, not much I can do about that whether I love it or hate it, I'm not the one writing the check. If he had told me to smear dog shit on white paper in a pointy wolverine font, I'd have done that too. Sometimes a client just wants what HE wants.

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Tim said: Actually I think the logo isn't the best at all, I saw some other work you did for this artist and everytime the logo really bothered me. Looks a bit unprofessional. Don't get me wrong but it seems that this isn't a real high quality work. (talking about the front, back looks still excellent.)

Well that is the logo he decided on, not much I can do about that whether I love it or hate it, I'm not the one writing the check. If he had told me to smear dog shit on white paper in a pointy wolverine font, I'd have done that too. Sometimes a client just wants what HE wants.

ThirstyFly said: Great thread, love all the work posted here. I did this site for a swimwear company in California. His suits have been in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and all over. Well made and insanely beautiful fabric.

Very awesome!

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ThirstyFly said: Great thread, love all the work posted here. I did this site for a swimwear company in California. His suits have been in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and all over. Well made and insanely beautiful fabric.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xfJDa333udA/TbjBNYJh9HI/AAAAAAAAAd8/mMeo8Z5hHtk/s1600/TEST.jpg

i just want to chime in, a little out of curiosity, but man, sometimes nothing spoils a good design like some bands' art direction or pre-existing logo, no matter how hard we try to fit it in or justify it visually.

oh, i've argued "as a designer", but in the end, we're in the happiness business, and the client, like cash, is king.

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i just want to chime in, a little out of curiosity, but man, sometimes nothing spoils a good design like some bands' art direction or pre-existing logo, no matter how hard we try to fit it in or justify it visually.
oh, i've argued "as a designer", but in the end, we're in the happiness business, and the client, like cash, is king.

Making a CD cover for my friends band. First time really working with photography but I think its coming along pretty well. Text or no Text? Tell me what y'all think.
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Thanks for the feedback dudes! I too noticed that I have to center it. As for the colour, I dont think he wants the colours to be too exciting (which I understand because it wouldn't fit the type of music. Im gonna play around a bit more with the colour. And I think it would be nicer without text but my friends telling me to add it the the bottom, so I'll do that.

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Thanks for the feedback dudes! I too noticed that I have to center it. As for the colour, I dont think he wants the colours to be too exciting (which I understand because it wouldn't fit the type of music. Im gonna play around a bit more with the colour. And I think it would be nicer without text but my friends telling me to add it the the bottom, so I'll do that.

I think you could distress the logo a bit or add some distressed texture in there. Suggest downloading some distressed or grunge photoshop patterns and activating them in the "layer effects" palette in photoshop, will give you more options. Just a thought?

I can email you a cool photoshop distressed letterpress action that I've purchased if you are interested? May be something cool to play around with.

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RustyEight said: Some logo work, could definitely use some input

Is this a logo for yourself?
I think you could distress the logo a bit or add some distressed texture in there. Suggest downloading some distressed or grunge photoshop patterns and activating them in the "layer effects" palette in photoshop, will give you more options. Just a thought?
I can email you a cool photoshop distressed letterpress action that I've purchased if you are interested? May be something cool to play around with.

Yeah, this is my personal logo. rustyeight at gmail.com I'd definitely be interested in that action. I do plan on texturing it, but felt it may be on a case by case basis.

And update with some suggestions from Mintees

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Yeah, this is my personal logo. rustyeight at gmail.com I'd definitely be interested in that action. I do plan on texturing it, but felt it may be on a case by case basis.
And update with some suggestions from Mintees

poster I am working on for a band whos album artwork I've done. (featured on the poster). This is still in the pretty rough stages, and still working on the custom logo lettering, there is a typeface in here as a placeholder.

Will post finish whenever it is completed. I will have a lot more pretty cool projects to post up soon as well.

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poster I am working on for a band whos album artwork I've done. (featured on the poster). This is still in the pretty rough stages, and still working on the custom logo lettering, there is a typeface in here as a placeholder.
Will post finish whenever it is completed. I will have a lot more pretty cool projects to post up soon as well.
http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/7194/screenshot20110508at111.jpg

finished this today, a few hours ago.
Tons of work in this one. Title of the cd is
"dawn of the hero" I didn't include the text on this
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4364/screenshot20110511at102.jpg
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg

iamdb said: finished this today, a few hours ago.
Tons of work in this one. Title of the cd is
"dawn of the hero" I didn't include the text on this
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4364/screenshot20110511at102.jpg
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg

iamdb said: finished this today, a few hours ago.
Tons of work in this one. Title of the cd is
"dawn of the hero" I didn't include the text on this
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4364/screenshot20110511at102.jpg
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5117/screenshot20110511at101.jpg

Just something pretty random I did yesterday, I somehow like how it turned out but I'm not going to do anything with it, but maybe you have some feedback left for it.

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http://img.gfx-sector.de/img/1306428128_dqwdw.jpg
Just something pretty random I did yesterday, I somehow like how it turned out but I'm not going to do anything with it, but maybe you have some feedback left for it.